Barrow ICC Care Coordinator

Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Fairfield Community Offices Town Barrow-in-Furness Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59

Barrow ICC Care Coordinator

NHS AfC: Band 5

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups - including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

Barrow's ICC's core team is a small multidisciplinary team that supports and promotes collaborative working between health, social care, other agencies and the community. In addition the team attends external health promotion events and we even organise our own too, occasionally you would be expected to support these.

A permanent opportunity has arisen for a Care Coordinator to join the team. We are looking for a friendly and proactive team member to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidenced based patient care, liaising with the multidisciplinary team within a community setting, supporting our residents to live independently.

Based within Fairfield Lane Community Offices with travel across Barrow-in-Furness and surrounding area.

Main duties of the job

TheICC has anextensive network of localservice providerswhich you will utilisetoimplement the anticipatory care plans.Your role will involve liaising closely with other providers from both statutory and voluntary agencies.

We are looking for a Care Coordinator who is

• 1 st level registered nurse or allied health professional
• Passionate about caring for people in their own homes
• Focussed on preventive care and admission avoidance
• Independent,resourceful, andproactive

We value training and development.We want all ourteamto develop their learning and careers and we will endeavour to support you to study further and extend your own knowledge.

As a team wedevelop and implement comprehensive packages of information, education and support for patients and their carers/relatives, which may include attendance at local public events/health festivals.The role offers opportunity todevelop and maintain an area of clinical expertise.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

• Registered Nurse or AHP
• Post registration clinical course
• Menor or working toward

Ctd Professional Development

• Evidence of professional development
• Community Experience
• Team/shift leader experience

Core Skill

• Written communication as shown in application

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 4 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Maxine Baron Job title Development Lead Email address maxine.baron@mbht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01229 403739 Additional information

We strongly recommend contacting the team for an informal visit prior to interview on 01229 402578

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